Permanent Vice Chairman of Lang Son province Duong Xuan Huyen on September 15 attended a ceremony to start work on Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China) smart border gate project, organised by the People’s Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

A forum on promoting Vietnam-Japan trade and investment in the Kansai region took place in Osaka prefecture on September 15, attracting representatives from over 200 Vietnamese and Japanese businesses.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Canada in collaboration with the Canada-ASEAN Business Council and the institute of researching new challenges in economic globalisation (NEME) of Laval University recently organised a seminar to evaluate investment potential in Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

Vietnam welcomes initiatives to promote regional economic connection and cooperation on the basis of ensuring the principles of equality, cooperation, mutual benefit and mutual respect, in accordance with international law and the UN Chapter, towards contributing to the common development and prosperity of all countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said on September 14.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung on September 11 attended a dialogue between ASEAN and Russia within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum that is taking place in Russia's Far East city of Vladivostok from September 10-14.

VOV.VN - Moderate to heavy rains are expected to hit areas throughout the country in the coming days, helping to break the heat, especially in the northern region, according to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No. 3 on September 8 took two foreign sailors seriously injured on board a Marshall Island-flagged cargo ship off Vietnam’s territorial waters to hospital for treatment.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr and Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on September 7 on the margins of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Vietnam is committed to enhancing cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mekong sub-region countries, and the international community in drug prevention and control efforts, striving towards the common goals of peace, stability, prosperity, and the building of a drug-free region, a senior official has said.

Some foreign ambassadors have expressed their belief that Vietnam will succeed in realising its 2045 vision of becoming a high-income country and contributing more to regional and global stability and development.